The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

la 0 N ir - k MARKET SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SI-I A : AND :BS AND STOOKS. .. I Railways. Paid.' CONMEIICIAL INTELLIGENCE, . ! hare' I i Closing Business Price. o CITY, TWELVE O'CLOC:1 ; MCI: Mr.. Wol., and Str. Val. all - - There were no bullion operations at tLe Bank st Blythe an d T yne . - - 10 Bost.,Sleal.,andMid.alo all -- - Yesterday. et Bristol and Exeter 2 1100 0 Cornwall DDg AB A at Caledonian lOO 1201 1271 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained np 50 Cork and Bandon all - - to this day, are, in round figures, as under :- all 6 7 all - 1864. 1863. Greet Western t b i e l e l d ap p c a .p id an t . o h l a i s . all _ 0 _ North-Western 26 Dun.,'e & -th&Ab. Junc.l all 16 17 South -Western Brighton Midland et g r ia e s a , 7t South Eastern ., 48,886 45,785 'L a g ern, S. Tv- O r r ' d t . '' e r t h l; l ••• i . • 29,396 29,359 st Ditto A stock - - 1 10 00 0 1 4 1 7 0 4 1 8 12 Great Northern Lanc as hi re and Y orksh i re - - St Great Northern........ 100 131 135 Bristol an d E xeter .. 8,144 8,123 et Do A stock North Eastern 67,404 59,514 st D o Bdo Manchester, Silt:1110d, and Lincoln 18,508 16,842 et Gt. S. and W. of hm el,: 1 00 50 92 Great Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the et La D a o oa S s t V. g ! a t & 'tiik ' shi c rc 160 1174 1171 3 same period of last year, are in most instances of a S et Eru.doin3rlagnhcit,Lfr Blackwell' 1 1 C 0 ( 0 12 1 1 -. 3 satisfactory character. On the Great - Western there Bst Lon., Chat., and Western 100 1 41 43 8 41 4 is an increase of £5,185, on the North Western of st Lou. e && l' s l o ° T. rs t i l l i £7.806, on the South Western of £2,670, on the at rarnylBeigta"nAa' Linco l n.rlise 100 664 6" 61 " 13 tighton of £l,63l,lon l the Midland of £3,101, on 124 Do t shares . all --- t Metropolitan all 1121 1131, 11213 the south Eastern of £37, on the Great Northern at Midland £5,104, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £5,202, 7, t , 800 Nor, Birming. & Derb ) 100 108 110 on the Bristol and Exeter of £2l, on the North 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 26 Do. 1 shares - - Elettrll of £7,890, on the Manchester, She ffi eld, 26 Mid Rut - - and Lincoln of 1,727, and on the Great Eastern of 10 ray I 51 Doc North ;ray Britis h £2,702. st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 251 ' , 64 The Financial Corporation have introduced the t 2 l Nth. i 0 , E ( a i s . E a stern- p ß d r e /I I a i o s , , , 1 100 i34 106 107 0 1034 Aberaman Iron Works Company, with a capital of st Do Leed at Do York s lOO 64 66 100 93 94 £500,000, in shares of £5O each. The prorerty et Do Carlisle lOO - - whichst North London ' it is intended to purchase belongs to Mr. 10 Do New Sff?un all 11 l 7 1 6 04 7 1 1 Crawshay Bailey, M.P., who retires from business P. 06.4Z,oratn111 j a N rd s hir cion in consequence of his advanced age. The estate et 'Scottish Central comprises 1,530 acres of freehold land, besides a st i Sc ?) t o I C . 0 1' ;. ' 2 l l ' i l e . r s . to s o lCk 1 1 .2 89 41 - st 'Shrews. and reu N a V i e o l n e h p PO: Itc.! 0 5 - 7 6 - 9 leasehold, containing numerous veins of iron-stone and coal, situate in South Wales. The directors et (south Devon -. 100 35 27 S et t 'South Eastern Will enter into a large business already in opera - S outh . ales - - tion, and by increasing the working capital will :!,. S. York. and River Dun 100 101 103 also extend in a like ratio the capabilities and l ' ic gl'gronWg r t all ai 3;4 Li 19 101 lli profits of the enterprise. The board is powerfully 252 8 0 0 New, 1860 l2 8 0 i Constituted, and upwards of half the shares are 10at Ta i r ) r . V4.le .. ..... - log 1:5 ir t slated to have been paid. 10 Do C ....... ......... 60 Ulster - - ..----- 25 Do - - p Two o'CLocK. 12.10 Do - - at Vale of Neath At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO - - , Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 40c. st West Cornwall lOO 3.4 36 The English Stock market opened this morning att Zdt'egaA•titZliZritt.,F.a 100 1 --- With a drooping tendency, and after a short time st Do Newport 100 --- at Do Hereford 100 - - the Funds gave way about -1- per cent. The quietude of affairs generally, and the large number of mem- BRITISH POSSESSIONS. hers and their clients taking their holiday excur sions, are the causes that most conduce to the .zb ara Raßwr,va Paid. Pride. Business don( Present stagnation of business. Consols for money lea :,..tiantio &St Lewreno all 53 60 are 59,1 1, and for the account 891 Z. The New sk i Bo a m. o. ,l 6 3a p r e o r d o tEent Inc. 100 101 /02 1014 Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88'4 1; Exchequer re, 8 0 0 . 1 : 1 ;11,..7r . e . .. -..... 7 1 - dis - p Bills, 253. to 153. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 103 3 eoi Butiaio and Licse.l.lur-o'n. 4 all a 51 104; 10 Do. 'Preference .... all 71 81 and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 92. on 5 Butfalo,Brant,&Godria , 00 75 80 A. number of sales in the Foreign Market has 10 ; i 6 D t. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871: 02, casioned several fluctuations in prices, bat quota- .00 Do: g.no., July 1,1 , It8i?," 100 757 V) tions at the last moment are steadier than they 8 8 I cape lg.& S . wn t 1 t o t e lla c i r l i ; 100 97 99 Were during the earlier part of the day, and have :r oo t i le ,;a a s st t ud d e i n a gal o. e u ru . . s 6 p p. 100 1 102104 101 10 101 i Mostly recovered a fraction of the loss sustained. 20 Do. do. ( Ext... 10 191 .101 'exican ex all are .1. l ower at 28 1 /, the New Stock 20 Do. Gr D an o 'd l' i r o Unk il ot Canada ire l iti 21 p is also k worse, at 251 26, Greek Bonds have de- ix 1 13 0 0. Ist do F d r e g ir ß o o d n.ds.. all 7 6( 1 ) 73 , dined /, to 23.7, I, Spanish Passive, after being as 100 Do . . 2d . Pret. Benda.. all 66 66 6 1 : low as 301 a, are now only k worse, at 301 i 1 1100 C)) Do.. do. deferred...... .: : : alla 55 ft Turkish Consolides are also down 1, being 501 4, too Do. do. deferred...... all 43 45 .and the Confederate Loan has receded about •,1, to NO ) Do. d Do. It o h Pref. stot... all 27 29 deferred...... all 26 28 784 79. stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 1014 1021 1 0 2 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 par ii , In the Railway Share Market the operatio ns - Do.. January, 1862 .. - - - have been on a very moderate scale, and prices in stook Gtzoruatnta n.otee In s d e l e a rTZt. 100 99 101 several instances have slightly given way. North 104 Gt.W. ofCanadaSharef• all gi 94 18 114 1 t 0 Western and South Eastern have each declined /, 100 Do p . o tho N .o73 with't opt all 89 01 and Metropolitan and Manchester, Sheffield, and too n I o. 5a P li Branch Limite d I 7 A 7 m -B ft e .ci all 2 4 8. 1 81 stok adras. ear., 6 Lincoln each 1. stock M Do. 44 p g . o. Extension 100 03994 1004 The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no mate- 95 stock De. ti do rial change as regards values. 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- - stook Melb.Cor i t 6p. o ; Buds lOO - - , 1 Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally su p- 50 Melb. & obson s Bay. all 60 62 100 Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds. all - - 1 Port previous rates. Union of London have im- so Newßrunswiali a Candh B. proved to 534 Class A and 544 ; London Joint - stock to 49 4 N.P.l.C'da6 pc 1s a ll 3 5 t tbds 100 82 84 6 °l ; London and County to 74 ; and Electric Te• A na Scinde ...........' (100 1001 1011 stock Do. Delhi. 4..z 100 994 100 1 legraph to IC4 Natal Investment Company's to Do. do ..s: E i ! 2 Id par ' • at Do. Punjaub ...: r' c_. I I all 901 1001 shares are quoted tl/ prem. • ; London Engineering Do. Do. ...... . , . i . 1i - - 1 I 2 prem. ; and Maritime Credit 11 1/ prem.; s' Gel( Do. Incins.fit.lol . o.) '1 lWu, 01 26 96 had Aberaman Iron Works, 14 14 prem. + (JLO.NI AL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - , la, .60V. 6 p.c.J a. stJ nt ) BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - 1877-8 i -- .ls .. ..... 100 96 99 964 ~ G OVERNM ENT FUNDS. - Do. ap. c. Feb. 4 Au g . 100 66 99 v Per Cent. Consols • B9l 4 - Do. 6p. 0.3.1ar..t Sept. 100 98 102 , 1 - Do. S. p. o. Jan.&July. 101 84 86 DO Account, Aug. 8 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 84 86 t per Cent, Reduced - Cape G.Hope, a p 0,1871 100 104 105 4 .,.ew 3 per Cent. B BA 4 - Do. A p &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 " _ ew 25 per Cent. Jan. 1894........ - Do. & July, 1891.. 105 k 100 100 108 100 ItB 110 Do 5 p e r C en t., Jan. 1873 — Do. Jan. - ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10u 110 112 Auttuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 - - !Natal 6 per cent .. 100 1 , 13 105 1644 Do fo r 30 y rs , ex pire sth April, 1885 - - !Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 1'.4 107 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 - - iN.8.G0v.6 p.c..) a.&J ul) 100 97 1 0 0 March, June. - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - N. S.W. Gov. 5p 2.,18et 100 96 98 Exchequer Bills, Ll,OOO, 3& 35 per Cent. - . 15 24 - Do. sp, c.,lB'ii to teat 100 96 98 97 4 Do £6OO ............ - Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 96 98 „ Do £lOO and £2OO - - 13%11,k England Stk, 54 per Ct. - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. Do Account - sterling, 1875. lOO 99 102 - ,Queensland Gc v . 6p. c. 100 101 104 ~. INDr &N GOVERNMENT SECURITI ES. 'S. Aus G6p.c.1873.& up.. 100 105 107 Lndi a Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 - - Vio.Gov. Op.o.Ja.&July 100 1 1 - ) 0 Account — Do. lo 01).c.An.&Ost.. 100 1054 10941 1094 _________ Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 --- - . 1 ,-, ) ,0 Account — BRITISH MINES. 11 0 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 - 2 . Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I id Do Certificates - - :Alton! Amalgamated.. --30 32 Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 92 - Devon G. Con.. (Taoist. ) 1 580 600 - East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 t 8 70 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. - -- East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - - d Do 55 per Cent., May, 1879 - - East Caradon ...... .... 114.6 271 281 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 8 84 4-) Bonds iI,MO - - .E. WlRussel(Tavistk.) 8.13.1 5 54 Do Mader £1,000.. - - IGam&St.Auhyn(Gwen , 58 4 5 7 - I Great South Tolgus .... 17s 2 24 FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - G. Wheal Vor(llelston 40 27 29 - 'Grenville... 6.16., 7 71 L ,Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent --Elercfas-Foot ... 8.12 88 40 'arazilian. 5 per Cent - - ilingston Downs 4.18.0 34 44 Do 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ........ ---- !Lady Bertha - - Do 1863 - 'Margaret (tiny Lelant 04 8 10 - 11 urge Valley.. ' 811 .01:los Ayres G per Cent .............. - I iNlyndy Iron Oro (Lim : 21 14 4 8 l;i li , , - ~ an 6 per Cent, - New Seton l9/ 75 85 C olombian L i 6 per Cent ................. - - • North Downs 3 14 14 114 3 6 per Cent. .................... N.Wh'i Basset(lllo4an, 3.1.0 24 3 - North Wheal Crotty t Do 6 per Cent. 1864 .......... ~ ..... - - Par COD 8018 (St. Blaney' - - - quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. erovidenee(UnyLelnt., 10.0.7 40 42 Do, P rov i sona l L an d Warrant.. —'- South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 480 500 Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 .......... ..... - - S. Cara Brea (Illogan) - - - E '-'° 6 per Cent, 1864 .............. - - S.Whea l Fran. (Mogan 18.14.9 421 474 gYPtian 7 per Cent .................. - - Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 - Pamar Silv.& Lead Min. - - - 11) 0, Second Issue ......... . ........ - fin Croft 9 18 19 Greekr 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. - - West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 t i 0 Account Do Coupons - West Scton ...... 574 220 230 Do Account... . . .......... Q.,. — Wheel Basset (Mogan; 54 92 15 Guatemala 5 per Cent. - - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 10 25 Do 1839 a n d 1859 ....... - - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0:6 - - WhealLudcott . ..... .. 3.5.8 11 2 Italian 5 m - per Cent.(Maremana Railway) 73k - Wheal Mary Ann ;Men.) S 14 18 Alexican 3 per Cent .... - Wheal 3etou 584 210 215 284 28 Do Account i - Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 19 21 Do 1864 - Wheal Union 4 14 2 Do French Scrip, Ex. 256 20c.. - "'REFERENCE SHARES. Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French. - die Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 14108 Ditto Scrip, £23 paid - Great Western Orig. 41 per cent pt., 9131 Moorish Imperial ti per Cent - New Granada - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& Do 2 per Cent. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., 90 Do Deterred - L o nd o n, Tilbury, and Southend, 98 Do Land Warrants (Hectares).. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1864 - Great Luxembourg, 104 Do do Aug., 1866 - -. W e stern and North-Western of France, 204 Peruvian 45 per Cent .. - BANIi S. . 1)) 3 per Cent. (Crribarren).. Do 45 per Cent., 1862 Bank of London, 165 De Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Doi per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6U, 62,'3.. -- Do Account Ituse;an 5 per Cent., 1822, X St — Do 4} per Cent., 1850 .. 854 Do 1860 -- Lo 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 18 62 B 7t Do An to-Dutch Do Scrip, X4O paid........ S ardinian 5 per Cent .........• p [ JO Account . s'Panish 3 per Cent ........ DO, Account DDo New Deferred A°, 10 Account D 2l O Pasalve o Account ...... Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... 121 t , Do Account'"wedish, 4 per Cent „, Do Scrip, £l3O paid — Pm t urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 904 D 0 Account 1) , 0 6 per Cent, 1858 .!_ l O Acco un t.. DO £lOO 13 , ,nds I)° 6 per 'Amt. 1862 II ° A-cc cunt 1)--' 0 41 , Jo Bonds.. 7 Ol a ~,,u , Do 1863 'r e anaratteed, 4 per Cent. — ,Tv ezuela 3 per Cent. '-f0 Account .— , I 7! 0 6 per Cent., 1862 - ...4-.' 0 Account -",0 Scrip £45 paid • • 4-1 ° 4 per Cent .............. ~o Dividends on the ab::, * - 0 l' payable in London lstrian, 6 per Cen, 4 .„ Ex. 10 Florins. —. 14)0 Account .. I) 4 r l ,'"*ri 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f... T i e '-' 2 / per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 4 64 l bw per Cont. Certificates blau, per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs Fre nche Rente r , 2 per Cent..... Pr ilviz ul Dollar Bonds, 4 per Ct. Es. 4s — wirnontese, S per Cent., Ex. 25f — eon s 1 TWO O'CLO(.!K, , r , o.a Money .. ' u ° Atcv , a t 89 • „' 4 ..itoo.i.lbottioeti l silt 89i $ , BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing .zbart Railways Paid. Price. Business don( luo :atantio Ac St Lewrenc all 53 60 sk 5 flom.,Baroda.t.Cent Inc, 101 , 101 102 1014 Gu. 5 per cent . 20 Do. New . ..... 8 20 Do. E. 5hare5........ 74 4 dis p 104 Butialo and Laxelluron all a 54 10 Do. Preference all 74 84 Co ButTalo,BrantAGodrici: lOU 75 80 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871. 100 Do. do. July 1, 187 100 75 80 .00 Do. do. June 1 1871 100 75 80 at Cleutta.&S.EastnAin! 100 97 99 st Cape Town t Dock Seri] 100 04 95 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. bp. 100 102 104 Stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. ion 101 iO2 1014 20 Do. do. G Ext..... s 0 194 .101 20 Do. do. II do. .. 20 194 s p stock Grand Trunk of Canada Diu 19 29 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 60 63 100 Do. Id Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 57 100 Do. 3d PI ef. stock ... all 48 5 t 100 Do. do. deferred.... .. all 43 (5 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 26 28 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o 100 1014 1025 102 20 Po. New gua. sp. c... 12 par Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 99 101 ".‘O4 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 94 94 20i Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 89 01 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 82 81 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 d In stook Madras, guar., 5p.0. .. 100 994 1004 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 03 95 stock De. 44 do ........ 100 99 02 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stook Melb.Corp. Bp. e. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 60 62 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswtok a Candt, Class A and B all 3 5 N.P.l.C'das pc Ist t bds 100 82 84 ~took Scinde (100 1004 1014 stock Do. Delhi. lOO 000 100 1 to Do. do 2 Id par et Do. Punjaub z I all 9)4 100.4 Do. Do. ....... , 8 ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) ' 1 1.0 t) ,91 26 06 Alliance (lim.), 61 Anglo Austrian, 71 & Bank of London, 165 B ,nk of Wales, 1im.,17 British and Californian, Um., 5} Chartered of India, London, and China, 61i 5 City, 135 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11/ European Bank, lira., 141 Ditto (s•)), 8/ Imperial Bank (lira.). 37} Imperial Bank of china, India, and Japan, lim., 6} Imperial Ottoman, 171 / Land Mortgagre Bank of India, Urn., 5/ London and Brazilian (lim.), 49 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 55 London and County, 74 London Joint Stock, 50 1 41 London and 11 estminster, 951 6 Merchant Bank, Urn., 201 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim„ 25/ Midland Bank (lim,), 20i Scinde, Pwijaub., and Delhi, Ulm, 13 South Eastern, Um. 9 4 Union of Ir. - ,land, hill ' 20k Union of London, 54 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 19 City Offices, lirn., 41 Crystal Palace, 34 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 109 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., Electric Telegraph, lus Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Urn., 7 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., International Financial society, Um., of Joint Stock Discount, li m., 6 Milwall Iron Works, 4i North British and Mercantile Peninsula and Oriental .• insurune, 1im,,18 oream,Bo die The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i per mine pm., aMd the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 43 17s. 1041 per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchanv on London is 13.5: per £1 stcrlin• standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-lOths per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The , :ourse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 00 days' sight is about 281 per cent., and the premium on gold is 157 per cent. At these rates there is a profit, on the importation of gold fro the 'United States. r. JusticeSb.ce is the jadge appointed to sit in chambers (luring the long vacation. He wild' RitOract on the Tuesal and Friday in each week, TIIE SUN LONDON' THURSDAY EVENING AUGUST 18 , 1864. , , 9 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. London and South Western Railway Penal Servitude. Meeting—This Day. .P. WESTMINSTER. - -•- The following circular letter has been addressed This afternoon the half-yearly general meeting of the A VERY DANGEROUS FROLlC.—Joseph S. Beckerman, company was held at the Waterloo to the Judges, calling their attention to the Act th e a young ma n , who ga ve his address, 1, Milton-terrace, 27th and 28th of Victoria, cap, 47 , and explaining Vauxhall-brid ge - roa d, was charged with maliciously Station, —Captain Mangles in th e c hair, shareholders in this the mode in which convicts sentenced to penal ser extinguishing a number of street lamps in Vauxhall-bridge- The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, adverted to vitude in Great Britain will hereafter be treated : road, and also breaking one of them. the late melancholy accident at Egham, and remarked that WHITEHALL, Aug. 15. John Gibbon s , 266 B, sa id that, between 2 and 3 o'clock although the expenses of that accident and other circum- I think it right to lose no time in transmitting to you a this morning, he was on duty in Tachbrook-street, Pimlico, stances prevented them from declaring a higher dividend, statute which received the Royal assent at the close o f the when he saw the defendant and three or four young men Yet he hoped the shareholders would find some consolation last Session of Parliament, entitled an "Act to Amend the there. The defendant then climbed a lamp post, and after y in the fact that the receipts of the past half year had increased Penal Servitude Acts." some difficulty succeeded in getting the glass of the lamp In doingso I feel it my duty to furnish you with correct open and extinguishing the light, at the same time breaking to £38,195. lie then proceeded to an examination of the information ci li i . CI S under sea the glass. various clauses of the report. The expenses of the locomotive tenseof pe n ot. as to t servitudehe Mr Arnold—Did he break the glass intentionally ? and carriage department had been in excess of the correse Th e principal change in the law which is effected by this i n n ow wh b i e ch tre c Constable—No, I think not. I think it was in his ponding6U half-year of 1863. There was however an addition statute is the abolition of sentences of penal servitude of deavour to open it, for he was acme time about it. His to the train mileage which would account for the increase. object, I have no doubt, was to extinguish the lamp. modew tll four and three years, leaving the sentence of five years as Mr A-no.ll—To extinguish the light only. The permanent way continued to be maintained in good the shortest that can be passed in any case, and authoesing it in those cases where only sentences of four or three years Policeman—No less then 16 lamps running had been working order. Some miles of the main line and of the could have been passed before. This will have the effect of ex anguished, and but for the moon, which was shining Dorchester line had been relaid during th e past h a lf year. increasing the severity of the penal law, which, owing to brightly, the neighbourhood would have been in perfect The Poole branch, and further portions of the Yeovil and the very frequent use of the short sentences referred to, darkness. Exeter line had been doubled. Of the total length of 50 had, in the opinion of the Royal Commissioners who lately Mr Edward Lewis, contractor, guessed that the damage done to the lamp was 3s. 63. miles between Yeovil and Exeter, 40 miles had been investigated this subject, become too much relaxed. With the same object another very important provision is added, Defendant—l don't think a pane of glass ought to cost doubled, and the remainder was in progress. -On . . . that. the district between Yeovil and Salisbury, but little had that a person convicted of a trims punishable with penal servitude, after having been previously convicted of felony, Mr Lewis—The tin work is broken. been done since the last report, only 18 miles out of the if the Judge in his diseretion thinks that the punishment Defendant—A square of glass like that aint worth much, total mileage of 40 were completed as a double line. The of penal servitude should be inflicted, shall not be so sen• it is only 43. a square foot, but this aint a square. Salisbury and Yeovil Company tented for a shorter period than seven years. Mr Arnold—What do you say to the charge? It will be observed that in all these cases the alternative Defendant—l was intoxicated,.and comp l e ting the second out with some other li o no a f ny h a d m ade arrangements for rails, which will then in con- en 1 s tel. ce of imprisonment is not interfered with. In that young men, nection w ith the 'Yeovil and E xe t er por ti o n, form a double respect the law continues as it stocd before the passing of Policeman—Had he been drunk I should have sail so. road from :Salisbury to Exeter. He referred, with great the late statute. Had I charged him w ith d run k enness b e would have regret, to the late accident at Egham, and complained The remainder, and by far the larger portion of the Act denied it, for he was not drunk. Mr Arnold—lf you dispute the amount of damage you that a largely citculated review had stated that the refers to the granting to convicts under this sentence rhinocerons hides of directors were insensible to every licences to be at large before its expiration, and introduces may have the case adjourned. various regulations for the purpose of preventing the mis• Defendant—l wish it settled now. thing which had no connection with dividends, That conduct of such persons between the time of their release Mr Arnold—Your conduct was disgraceful. You are was an unfair and a most cruel censure. Mr Scott had and that at which they would have been by law entitled to fined 40s for extinguishing the lights, and 3s 61 damages, been the traffic manager of the company 12 years, during their liberty. Ido not think it necessary to occupy your or one month. which time 65 millions of Passengers had been carried over time with any observations upon this part of the subject, ....r.......m the line, and the late collision at Egham was the first that except to remark that, among other safeguards of the MAP,LBOROUGH-STREET. had occurred. (Hear, hear.) lie greatly regretted the public, it is enacted that the conviction of a licence-holder OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK AND ROBBERY.—TWO lads, e• te f e upon indictment of any offence involves not merely a revo etirement from the iree ion o ir Wyndham Portal from . named Thomas Henry Strod and Henry Arkell, were rcation of his licence, but a remission to his original sen be held • ill-health. A meeting would in the autumn to elect charged before Mr Knox with being concerned, with others tence as it stood when his license was granted, and this in not in custody, in assaulting and ro bbin g Mr George Par- his successor. The chairm an concluded by moving the addition to any punishment to which he may be sentenced rock, an engraver, of 27, Fitzroy-square. adoption of the report. upon such indictment. The prosecutor, a young man, said—About half-past Mr LACY seconded the motion. It appears to me that the information which you really eight yesterday evening, I was proceeding down Goodge- Mr HELPS inquired whether the directors were taking require is rather as to the extent of the remission hereafter street, and while passing the end of John-street I saw a to be granted in such cases, and the, erms upon which it is any steps to provide communication betw een the passengers man selling cheap jewellery. I stayed in the crowd about to be obtained. When you are full informed upon these a minute, when the prisoner Arkell struck me with his and guard. There were many cases of peril which had two points you will see exactly the practical effect of the knee. I remonstrated with him, and he then became very not appeared in the newspapers. Only a day or two since sentences which you pronounce, and will feel confident that impertinent. I told him to go away, when ho rose his fist a ca se—not, h owever , connected with the South Western nothing is left to accident or caprice, but that the punish in the attitude of striking me, when Scrod came up and line—came under his notice, A friend of his had told him ment inflicted is precisely thst which you intended to inflict. struck me on the chest, and then, springing on my back,ln accordance with the strong recommendation of the that only a day or two before he had • • been shut up in a rail knocked my hat over my eyes. While pulling my hat off, Royal Commissioners, an important modification is about way carriage during a long stage with a lunatic, I received a blow on the temple, and was assaulted by about to be introduced into the convict system in reference to the twenty boys and men. I ran away to escape further violence, Mr Tine, M.P., explained the reasons why the guard granting of remissions. and was pursued by a mob of boys and men. I stopped at could not run along the carriages as was done in France Instead of these being granted as a reward of general the corner of Charlotte-street, and found that my watch and H e con f esse d he Could see no solution, o f t h e diffi cu lty good conduct as heretofore, they are now to be earned by chain, of the value of £l5, were taken from me. A person beyond the free use of telegraph signals. He knew a line industry alone; general good conduct (such as implicit came up who witnessed the whole affair, and by his recom- on which trains were ran at obedience to all prison rules) will be as indispensable as be intervals of th r ee and a half be mendation I went to the station and gave information, and fore, bat will of itself count as nothing towards the obtain theminutes. That had been done for 12 or 14 years, and not • • • • prisoners were taken into custody. only Wm. a remission of a portion of the sentence ; that can Win. Frost, 41, Upper John-street, said—Last night I a single accident had occurred. With regard to the gene- be gained by steady and laborious industry, the degree of was going through John-street and saw a man selling jewel- ral state of the line, ho thought it was highly satisfactory, which will be measured and recorded every day by the ea tery. I saw Arkell rush upon the prosecutor and abuse and that it was admirably managed by the present board of signment to each convict of a certain number of marks.? him. I pushed Arkell away, and the other prisoner then directors. (Hear. hear,) A maximum amount of remission is fixed (as hereafter jumped on the prosecutor's back and knocked his hat over • stated) as the utmost which can be attained by perfect in- Mr, A. J. OTWAY pal a high d li . h 1' enniP ment to the courtesy his eyes, and then struck him. About 20 or 30 other boys dustry, and the number of narks is so regulated that a and efficiency of the officers on the line. If there were a little and men then rushed on the prosecutor, who had to run forconvict must obtain the maximum number of marks every his life. 1 followed, and when I got to the corner of Char- more celerity and a little more Punctuality they would have day (without any deduction for misconduct), in order to get. lotte-street prosecutor said he had lost his watch and chain. little t o complain of. He considered that th e accident at the maximum remission. The sentence, therefore, is abso- I did not see the watch and chain taken. Egham was solely attributable to a blunder on the part of lutely certain up to a certain point, but may possibly ex- Mr Knox—Might it not have been that a squabblee d tend beyond that point, and will inevitably do so unless the traffic m (Oh, d N• manager. arising between the prosecutor and Arkell, the other pri- the convict persistently and strenuously exerts himself. that the lives of those unfortunate people had been sacri- Boner took part with his companion, and some others in the The maximum period of remission for male convicts are crowd took the opportunity of taking the prosecutor's ficed through the mistaken arrangements of the traffic to be as follows: watch. managen(ltenewed protests,) He believed it would be the Scale for Regulating the Discharge on Orders of Licence of Frost—The prisoners are known to the police and the in- easiest thing in the world toprovide an adequate communi- Male Convicts sentenced to Penal Servitude. habitants of the neighbourhood as bad characters, cation between the passengers and the guards. It was - Period to be un- I A boy living at 44, Tottenham-street, said—l saw Sentence. Term of dergone in se- , 6 Sl e L' lst e r te s period undertone Maximum A periodx inn to 1 :1 3 e only a question of expense. Sentence. parate confine- Arkell and others strike the gentleman, and Strod ran on public works. remitted . . meat. I after the gentleman. Strod, and another boy, jumped on Mr lIEREPATH asked whether all the claims arising errs_ - the gentleman's back in the crowd. The other bey ran of the Egham accident had been satisfied ? Tea s 3 1 1l s. Yrs. Mo 2 . Wks. Yrs. Mo. Was. 0 aw ay. I had seen him talking to the prisoner before The CHAIRMAN said they had not; they had not all been 0 3 11 1 1 3 3 he ran. sent in. 7 4 8 1 1 6 3 James Lanahen, 41 E—l apprehended the prisoner 8 Nine months in 6 2 1 2 0 5 5 1 1 9 3 3 9 Mr HEEEPITII said that under the circumstances it would Strod last night whilst he was talking to a number of 10 all cases. 611 1 2 3 3 be highly improper to make any remarks on the subject. 12 8 5 1 2 9 a other boys outside a public-house. He denied all know- 14 9 it 1 3 3 3 ledge of the affair, and said he had never seen the prose • The CHAIRMAN said the directors were most anxious to 15 10 8 1 3 6 3 cuter before. He knew Strod as a nightly companion of a ensure the safety of passengers. They had put a window 2O 14 5 1 4 9 3 number of young thieves who were about the neighbour- between some of the carriages to see how the plan would The principle adopted by this scale is a maximum re hood. act. They had also the block telegraph before them to see mission of a fourth part of that portion of the sentence Robins, 91 E—l apprehended Arkell, who denied allwhich remains after deducting nine months for separate verydifficult subject, an it how it would ace. It was a - knowledge of the robbery, but afterwards said the prose- confinement. gutted time to mature an effective plan. lie thought the tutor assaulted him, and that then he assaulted the prose,With respect to convicts hereafter sentenced to penal ser cuter. public were a little too sensitive on the subject—perhaps vitude for life, they will be considered as forming an excep- In answer to Mr Knox, Robins said that on Arkell he naturally so, Many suggestions had been made, and it was tion to the rule that a remission of sentence may be earned found a number of cheques of the Queen's Theatre, only yesterday that the secretary received a letter by a regular course of industry. Upon this point the Royal Mr Knox remanded the prisoners. from a gentlemen who suggested that all the Commissioners have reported as follows :.. ....0.0 •••••• carriages should be m a d e " Sentences for life should, we think, bo only passed on of glass. (Laughter.) THAMES. Several gentlemen rose but there were loud cries for Mr men . guilty of very aggravated crimes, but when passed they have incurred ougi.t really to imply that those who them THE CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW ACT. --. Joseph Scott, the traffic manager. shall necer again be allowed to return to society either at Brockfield, the landlord of the Black Horse Public_house, in Ropemaker's -fields, Limehouse, appeared before Mr Mr SCOTT rose and said, it was the first time he had ever home or in 3 colony, unless the mercy of the Crown should Paget to answer a summons and information exhibited by been called upon to defend himself, He complained that be extended to them on special grounds. After a certain Inspector Allison, of the K division, which charged him the l ate trial at G uil dford was a farce. He did not cum. time, if they behae e well, the severity of their punishment . might be properly relaxed, but they never ought to regain with having his house open for the sale of ale, beer, and plain of the judge and jury, but what he said was that the spirits, between the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock on the morningeven the qualified freedom ' of the holder of a ticket of leave. facts were not before defended them. He the arrange -6' If, however. they are to he kept in perpetual confine- Yesterdayof Tuesday, the 9th of the present month. ments of the trains on the day of the accident, and con- meat, this punishment may be inflicted more safely and the magistrate stated that the prompt obedience to the new law on the part of licensed victuallers and others tended that although the extension of the telegraphic sys- more conveniently at hom sentencesadopted, for life be of infraction of the law. This morning, after the hearing tirely prevent accidents. the courts before which offen ders are tried would naturally of the night charges, which were few in number, a fact A. SHAREHOLDER in • inquired why the man who ran Into i . make a distinction between the most atrocious criminals and attributable to the operations of the new law, this case was those whose guilt, though aggravated, is 'one degree less, the . ' other train was not told that the previous train was to . •'sentences for life on the former only, and on heard. by passing Police-constable Matthew Jones, 130 K, stated that the stop at Egham ? t h e l a t ter sentences for a definite though in some oases a defendant kept his house open the whole of the night be- Mr SCOTT said no doubt he was told so. It was always very long term of years." tween Monday, the Bth, and Tuesday, the 9th of this month, his practice in starting a train t o t e ll the driver where the I propose, in accordance with these views, to reserve all and people of both sexes were entertained there. At 2 o'clock previous train was to stop, The driver ought to have been cases of this nature which may arise hereafter for special in the morning he saw 16 persons in the house and warned pr spared to stop at any st a ti on, co nsideration, with a view to a more rigid en f orcement of the defendant he was doing wrong, and that the law required A scene of great confusion ensued, several gentlemen this eentence. him to close his house from 1 till 4in the morning. At 3 'With respect to females, I also concur with the Royal to speak at once, o'clock be again entered the Black Horse, and people were attempting Commissioners, who, for the reasons stated in page 70 of drinking and smoking there. He saw the defendant drawing A SHAREneLnEit (in a loud tone) --Are we tryi ng th e th e i r re p o rt, recur: mend the remission of a larger portion liquors and beer. There were 18 persons in the defendant's c a se e (Hear, hear, and confusion.) This is a lamentable of sentences of penal servitude in the case of female con house at a quarter past 3 o'clock. exhibition. (Oh, oh.) victs. The defendant said he was quite ignorant of the new law The table applicable to them will be as follows, being The Hon, Mr Rollie until the police-constable told him of it. (A laugh.) He at sAT said he was on the grand jury founded upon the principle of a maximum remission of a Guildford at the late trial, really was not aware that publicans were compelled to close lie held Mr Scott to be en- third part of each sentence : their houses from one till four o'clock. The Limehouse tirely responsible for the accide n t, (Great Uproar.) It was Table for regulating, the Discharge on Orders of Licence of Regatta took place on Monday week. A great number of impossible for the driver and the guards to understand the Female Convicts sentenced to Penal Servitude. nee. —_ persons were assembled. It was an annual affair, and for directions given to then; is -- Maximum • ..o thought the verdict of the Maximum I 60 years it had been a customary thing for the public- j ur y perfectly right. Term te f Period to be Term of pflreimodi4eod.be Remi,ted. b..miten"• houses to keep open all night when the regatta took place. Sentence. The C EAIRIIAN stopped ---- - 7. ----- Mr Paget—There are no exoeptions in favour of regattas. pped the discussion, and eventually ----- —7--- m Yea: s. I ren o. Years Ir3B. No. Public-houses and refreshment rooms must close at one the report was adopted, ° 1 8 10 12 4 0 o'clock, and continue closed until four, A. dividend of 41 per ceiit 6 2 ee 14 .1 P Was declared, payable cn the 7 % 4 The defendant—lf I have done wrong I will not repeat 't 26th of August. __ _i , 8 2 8 I 15 20 t. 6 8 9 3 0 Period to be un-' Shortest period maximum Term of dergone in se- I Sentence. parate confine- to be undergone period to be on public works. remitted. ment. Years. Yrs. Mo. Wks. Yrs. Mo. Wi s. 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 O 3 11 1 1 3 3 7 4 8 1 1 6 3 8 5 5 1 1 9 3 g Nine months in 6 2 1 2 0 3 10 AR cases. 6 11 1 2 3 3 12 8 5 1 2 9 3 14 9 11 1 3 3 3 15 10 8 1 3 6 3 20 14 5 i 4 9 3 The defendant—lf I have done wrong I will not repeat it, Inspector Allison said the defendant was fined 45, and 20s. on another occasion, for violations of the law, while landlord of the Crown and Castle publiehou.se, Lion-street, Poplar. There are two more points connected with convicts sen tenced to penal servitude upon which I think it right to e k ,',4 a few words. The first and most important Of these questions is that of I their diet. A notion had prevailed in some quarters that this was excessive in quantity and unnecessarily good in quality, and the subject was brought under the notice of the Royal Com missionere, who, upon the evidence before them, did not feel justified in recommending any change, iliough they advised that experiments should be tried, in order to ascer tain whether any reduction could safely be ruade. In eon sequestee of this suggestion the matter has since been more fully investigated by a committee of experienced medical root appointed for that purpose only, and the result has been a moderate reduction in the quantity of food allowed, both in the stage of separate confineent and in that of har d labour upon public works. This m alteration has only just been introduced in practice, but there is no reason at present to doubt that it will be attended with success. The other and the only remaining question upon which I propose to make any observations is that of the amount of gratuities allowed to this class of convicts pon their dis charge. An impor tant change has been made u i n this respect upon the recommendation of the Royal Commissioners. The maximum amount which can be earned by the greatest pos sible industry has been largely reduced, and is to be the same whatever may be the length of the sentence. By this means a defect properly pointed out in the former system will be obviated—viz., that prisoners who were under the heaviest sentences, in consequence of the enormity of their offences, received the largest sums of money from the public upon the recovery of their freedom. They will henceforth have no more than is considered necessary to enable them to live honestly until they can be reasonably expected to procure employment.—l am, your obedient servant, G. Way. ATTEMPT TO Rams A n '4I:TACK DOCTOR.—Three on Tuesday evening on the I c m h e a n rge w o e f r h e a a v p in p g re a h tt e e n m ded attempted drown a quack doctor named Meredith, 67 Yea rs of age t living at 62, Leonard-street, Finsbury. The statements of several witnesses were to the o'clo c k on th e evening nam e d, Duekett's Canal of the River L ondon Lea, near to the N orth L on u :r tehffeeclitritehoante'rbseWtweertelnbit7thanindgBi Railway bridge. The old doctor was standing on the ed ge of the wall looking at them swimming, and when going behind o f them the old got out of the water unob served, man, deliberately pushed him into the lock. At first the l oo k ers-on thought it was a ewim one perceiving the prisoners holding and finding they they called out to would them not dnfooesltaidkstiot:tg drown the him wi u om e tn k hdte t hor h web e ona tlolddhunegrdmes under rtnit2 and man, but ' went to the assistance I e water, spectatorsot a lo s c s k tr w u h g e g r l e in l, g violently to save him- —e was thrown in is from o s e f , the f. T oldhe waterman, who in th w e eight to ton feet in dept h . A bri ckmaker, named Harling, succeeded in ge tting hold of his cloth es, and dragge d hi m out of the water, and he was taken to the Mitford Castle Tavern. Mr Davy, surgeon, was sent for, and, after con tinued exertion, saved his life. When the prisoners heard of the dangerous condition of their victim they decamped, but were afterwards tak en. One o f the men stated that the old man was only push ed iuto the water in order to give tl h n im ding that ducting a du they invited him to accompany them to the s p ot ab ove described, where they said they would pay him what the y owed him, £2 6s, and would introduce him to o thers wh o wanted his advice. lie theyg addingbad been that imposedthey upon,had been his patients, and accordingly accompanied them and met with the treatment mentioned. HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST A CHEMIST FOR A FATAL ERROR.—Lingard ( Ad ministratrix) v. Clay and Abraham.—This was an action tried before Mr. Baron Pigott at the Liverpool Aseizes yesterday. The action was brought under Lord Campbell's Act for the loss of a husband, the damages claimed being £3,000. Mr. Attorney General James, Q C., Mr. Aspinall, Q.C., and Mr. Samuel' were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Temple, Q.C. (with Mr Quain), for the defendant. The late Mr Lingard met his death owing to an unfortunate mistake by _Richard Poole , a n assistant in the establish ment nadndAchbreamhiasmts attended to show that Abraham, chemists, Liverpool. A number f of Messrs phy C san the mode of keeping the poi sons i n Messrs Clay and Abra ham's establishment wa s the common and moat approved o ilcaiy as mode. It was announced, however, that the parties had Agreed to a verdict of £1,500 15e, which was apportioned thus :—One shilling to the eldest child, who inherits upon his father's death, £5OO to the widow, and £5OO to each of the other children. The easier tendency of affairs noticed within the last few days in the discount market has made fur■ thee progress. The demand for eceotnmodation has been further curtailed, while the supply of capital has increased, and the rate for the best bills has consequently receded, 71 per cent. being the general 1 charge in the open market. Mr Paget—Fined £5. It must have been a very bad cane. I now fine him 10s. and costs. ARRIVAL OF THE TRUE BRITON.—PLYMOUTH, AUG. V.—The True Briton, from Melbourne May 7th, has arrived in the Channel with 260 passengers and 25,000 ounces of gold. NAPOLEON s " VERY " QUESTIONABLE POPULARITY.—(We often hear of it—and here surely is proof positive) :—The Emperor and the Emrress, in the course Of the afternoon (that is, on Monday the Fete Napoleon), proceeded in an open caleche without escort through the two principal scenes of amusement, the east and the west of Paris, On approaching the Barriere du Trono the crowd became so dense that the carriage had to pass at the slowest walking pace, and the cheers were tremendous ; in fact, the workmen of that district the whole time touched the carriage, and were almost in contact with their Majesties at either side. The Emperor and Empress afterwards passed through the Esplanade des luvalides, and if somewhat lees familiarly received were just as loudly eneered. Their Majesties returned to the Tuileries to dinnaz. Again, another account says—" The Emperor and Empress walked up the avenue in the evening, and mingled freely with the crowd." So perilous is the Emperor's unpopularity among the disloyal Parisians The London Joint-Stock Bank. A special meeting of the shareholders of the London Joint .iock Bank was held to-day for the purpose of increasing the capital to £4,000,000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of £5O each. Mr Broeiten occupied the chair, and moved that 12,000 :hares only be at present issued, at £4O per share, being £lO per share the amount paid on the exist ing shares of the company, and £3O per share premium ; that such shares be in the first instance offered to the shareholders in the proportion of one new share to every five shares of which they are this day the registered holders, and that any shares not accepted by them be allotted at the discretion of the directors at not less than the premium above mentioned. That payment be made by four equal iostalw.ents, at the following dates, namely-30th September, 31st October, 30th November, and 31st December, 1864, to be applied rateably in payment of premium and capital. That the premiums when received be divided rate ably amongst all the shareholders of the Bank, and added to their shares, including the holders of such new shares, whereby the capital of the bank will be increased to 72,000 shares of £5O each, paid e : Ur? `,:ie extent of £l5 per share. That as to the r the shareholders be . issue d at such times the a and i t n or in a g ra B te o a o b o sh lyto ar t e h% on such terms in all respects as the directors may think fit, they being hereby empowered to apply the premiums to be received on such s h a res, and isince from the issue of also any extra premium ar to the 13anit ; subject to confirmation at a special he 12,000 shares, as they may deem most ben eficial gene ral meeting of shareholders. Mr. Vallentine Knight opposed the motion, and moved an amend meat to the effect that 15 , 000 new shares be issued at payment of £lO, at a £5O each, subject to a premium of £2O. The amendment was, after a discussion, negatived, and the original resolu tionlong ' carried. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, Market quiet. Salo probably 6,000 bales, Spontaneous Generation. M. Pouchet replied last week to M. Coate, who, it m ay be remembered, read a paper about three weeks ago to she NV that the theory of spontaneous generation rested upon errc neous or insufficient experiments. M. Pouchet's presen t paper is perhaps one of the most interesting documents con nected with this curious debate, which is now in the fifth year of its existence. M. Coate, our readers may recollect, had, after stating that when a certain quantity of hay was left to macerate in water, a pellicle was founded on the sur face, asserted that that pellicle was not aproligerous etroma i.e., that it did not generate monads, vibrios, or bacferias (all animalcules) as M. Pouchet affirmed; because three infusoria made their appearance in the liquid before the rel iiele was formed. To this M. Pouchet replied that the lat ter is the real generator, but that some infusori t do make their appearance in the liquid before the pellicle; the infer ence, however, which M. Coste draws from this fact he declares to be erroneous. A meadow is but an immense field of maceration where incalculable legions of infusoria pul!ulate. Their eggs and kysts sack to the stacks and leaves of the graminaceous plants that constitute hay, and may produce animalcules almost as soon as the latter is put into water. So far, M Coste's observation is perfectly exact ; and the only difference of opinion between him and M. Pouchet lies in the number of these infusoria, which is exceedingly small compared to that of the animalcules issuing from the proligerous stroma. More over, the former play no part in M. Pouchet's experiments, because these large infusoria, which sometimes appear in the course of a few hours in the water of maceration, die as soon as fermentation is developed in the liquid, which there fore acquires new chemical properties. Moreover these in fusoria are in almost every case absolutely different from those produced by the proligerous pellicle. Besides, if the liquid be filtered, those large species aro eliminated from it, so that there can be no'doubt about it. If we put a consider • able quantity of hay into a large receiver and fill it with water up to the neck, at a mean temperature of 25 dog., there will be no fermentation for three or four days, and during that time no proligerous pellicle will be formed. On examining the liquid, very few bristly microzearia will be perceptible. If, on the contrary, by the side of this receiver we put another vessel having a larg© surface, with only ten grammes of hay in it in 250 grammes of water, a thick pro ligerous membrane will be formed in the course of three days, and will be seen to contain an immense population of bristly or ciliated infusoria. If 31, Costa's observations were correct, the contrary would be the can. M. Pouchet further reminds M. Caste that he (our author) has ob tained large ciliated infuscria from hay that had been boiled; from toiled crabs, that had remained half-an hour in boiling water; from the maceration of the skulls of Egyptians taken from the graves of Thebes ; from the maceration of the eggs of a python, from the eggs of a Tanta Serrata, from linseed-oil raised to the temperature of 200 deg. Centigrade, and (tom secular dust almost car bonised at a temperature of 280 degrees. M. Pouchet fur ther denies 31. Costa's assertion that bristly infusoria will pass through even three filters at the museum of Rouen M. Pouchet has never seen a bristly animalcule pass even through a single filter, or even its eggs or kysts pass through. And, indeed, what is the diameter of the large bristly m:crozoaria, which are usually the objects of ex periment ? It varies between five-hundreths of a milli metre, and one-tenth of a millimetre. What is the diameter of their eggs ? According to M. Balbiani himself, it varies between 15 thousandths of a millimetre and two hundredths of a millimetre. And what, on the other hand, is the diameter of the pores of paper ? Three thousandths of a millemetre at the utmost. Now it is im possible that a body varying between one-tenth and fifteen thousandths of a millimetre should be able to pass through a pore of not more than three-thousandths of a millimetre. 31. Coste says that the infusoria squeeze themselves through the paper and become like threads; but even this is not admissible, since their stomachs alone have a diameter of six-thousandths of a millimetre; Some infusoria, N. Pouchet admits, do pass through filters; he published • hat fact himself long ago ; and, to prevent its occurrence, he has sometimes used as many as ten filters ; but never by any chance is this the case with bristly infusoria. Far from their passing through filters ; kolpodes do not even resist porphyrization. A:gramme of his infusoria was ground on porphyry for the space of two hours, and the produce was divided into parts, one being kept in a glass, and the other filtered. The first portion only produced monads; the filtered one, on the contrary, yielded nothing but an innumerable quantity of vorticelles ; as for kolpodes, they were nowhere to be seen. M. Pouchet repels M. Costa's supposition that he could have mistaken enkysted microzoaria (s c., in the state of a chrysalis) for spontaneous eggs. The latter are clear, transparent, and filled with very minute granulations ; it is smaller than an enkysted animalcule, and offers no trace of interior organs. After passing through a stage of per fect immobility, the yolk begins to whirl round, and one can see that this motion takes place inside the envelope, which has no bristles, After this, the putiettini:ealtens makes its appearance ; its motions cannot be mistaken for those of the heart of an enkysted animalcule. Then come the embryonal motions, and the animal issues from its egg. The bristly animalcule, on the contrary, on becoming enkysted, presents very distinct internal organs; it has digestive apparatus, its nucleus, and circulating apparatus. Its gyrations, which are a real agony in its case, last but little; they are irregular, and performed by means of the outer bristles, which move. The pulsations of the heart are rapid. The production of the spontaneous egg is so in timately connected with the existence of the proligerous membrane, that it is never met with without it—and this egg is so far from being an enkysted animalcule, that it is discovered in its strorua before any of those infusoria that are supposed to have generated it. N. Pouchet denies that tardigrades, as M. Doyete maintains, can bear a heat of 140 deg. cent. ; he states 90 as the outside. In one single in stance, he admits, wheel-animalcules were able to resist the temperature of boiling water for a few minutes—but that was, he satirically remarks, because the observers relaxed from their rigour. He concluded with reminding the academy that infusoria had ere this been found in the human blood,a fact which he considered one of the strongest proofs of spontaneous generation—for how could infusoria get into the blood-vessels, which are hermetically closed everywhere, if they had not been spontaneously generated therein ? MARKETS—This Day. - MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s 6d ; barley, 288 Id ; oats, 228 Od ; rye, 32s 6d ; beans, :39s 8d ; and peas, 36s 9d. THE SIR WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 438 2d ; barley, 27s 9d ; oats, 21s Ild ; rye, 31s 8d; beans, 38s Od ; peas, 35s Id, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 93,411; barley, 1,931; oats, 4,081; rye, 66; beans, 4,474; peas, 604 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. ------- The supply of beasts on sale here, to-day, was tolerably extensive, and all breeds moved off heavily, at. Monday's currency. A few very inferior Scots realised 5s per 81E. With sheep we were fairly supplied, and the mutton trade was inactive, on former terms. The best Downs were worth 5s 4d per Sibs. Lambs—the show of which was only mo derate—were dull, at late rates, viz., from 5s 8d to 6s Sd per Sibs. There was a fair inquiry for calves, at from 4s to 5s i :er 81bs. In pigs and miloh cows very little was doing; priCes, however, were supported. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. e. d. s. d. 8. d. 6. d ors ,. sa nt : beasts 3 4 3 6 Primcors-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Secondquoh:y do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.Sithdowndo.s 2 5 4 Prime large 02. , , n 4 4 4 8 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, ac. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second qualitydo. 4 t," 4 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs.. ..58 Scl to 6s 3d. Suckling calves, 16s to 2i.. 1 ; and quarter-old store pigs, , ios to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY FOREIGN surrxx• Beas t s Cows l4O Sheep and lambs ..., 3,-200 Sheep and lambs 10,300 Calves ... 320 Calves 490 Pigs Pigs 340 MEAT MARKETS. NEIVOATE AND LEADENHALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand rules steady, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 48 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 56 Od to 6e Od; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 45 6d per 81bs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, August 17.—The supplies of stock on offer to-day were seasonably large, and sales progressed slowly, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 48 10d ; mutton, 4s Od to as 4d ; lame 5s 8d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 45 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4 ' s 6d per 81bs, to siuk the offal. ROMFORD, August 17.—Prime beasts and sheep sold steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state, at the annexed quotations Beaf, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 38 105 to 68 4d ; lamb, Ss 8d to 6s 6d; veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 6d to 45 6d per 81bs •' suckling calves, 16s to 20 s; quarter - old store pigs, 20s to 255; and milch cows, £l4 Oa to £lB Oa each. BETTING AT MANCHESTER,.yesterday I There was a fair attendance at the rooms to-day. The principal feature was the advance of Higbflyer's dam colt t:om the outside ranks to the front. After being Lacked freely at all prices from 20 to 1 to 9 to 2, the last-named price was taken at the finish. Welcome had friends at 6 to 1, and Caller Ou was backed for a little mousy at 10 to 1. For the St. Leger two ponies were booked about Blair Athol, and 100 to 10 was taken about Baragah, Closing prices : EBOR HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Raglan (offered) 9 to 2 agst Highflyer dam colt (taken) 6to 1 apt Welcome (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Caller On (taken) 100 to 8 agst East Lmcashire (taken) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) 3to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 10 to 1 agst Baragh (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. ArousT. Egham Dover .. lB Lichfield 29 Oxford .. 18 Devon. and Exeter •. • • 30 Yarmouth York August 2cDerby .... Breaon .. 19 Richmond ............ 20 Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth ............ 22 I Manchester Autumn .. 23 I NewmarketFirst October 27 'OBES SEPTEMBER. Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden .... 1 Warwick September.... 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester.. 8 Doncaster .. OCT Bedford .............. 4 Edinburgh and Lothians C1ub....... ........ 5 Newmarket Second Oct. . 10 Lincoln Kelso .... Gloucester Newmarket bug on.. 24 :MEEK. • /siovz Worcester Autumn .... 1 r Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 j Leamington&War.Hunt 22 IRISI-f. SEPTEILIIMR. Curragh •• 6, 7,8 OCTOBER Curragh lB, 19 , 20 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1664. NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 SWEDEN, HOLLAND, AND LIBERIA. Count Wachtmeister and Mr. a Ralston exchanged lately at the Consulate General of Sweden and Norway, in London, the ratifications of a reciprocal treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the Governments of the United Kingdom of Sweden and Norway, and the Republic of Liberia. Baron Bentinck and Mr. G. Ralston exchanged last month at the Netherlands Legation the ratifications of a reciprocal treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the Govern ments of the Netherlands and the Republic of Liberia. HAY MARKZTS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 ss; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, 7s to 103 per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.---Meadow hay, £3 3s to L 5 sa' clover, £4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 7a to £1 12s per load. A moderate supply. WurrEcItIPEL —Meadow hay. £3 to to 45 5a ; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 74 to .£1 10s per loaa. Trade firm. A FATAL JEST.—An event of a very melancholy character occurred on Saturday to a visitor at the fashionable watering-place of Withernsea, situate on the Yorkshire coast, named Rjbert Todd, a brewer, residing at Gainsborongh. That g entleman, it seems, whilst bathing in the evening, feigned drowning, and brought to his side, by his cries for help, a number of bathers hard by, who found him as safe as they, and laughing at having sold them. Some further cries for aid were heard to proceed from Mr. Todd, hut they were of course unheeded. This time, bowever, no hoax was meant, he being really in immi nent peril ; but the natural consequence of his unfortunate folly was that he prishtd without the slightest effort being wade to save hire, The Proposed Universal Ambulance. An International Congress is sitting at Geneve, the object of which is explained in the following propositions, emanating from the Swiss members of the Congress as a basis for the deliberations : " The undersigned representatives, united in Con. gress at Geneva, have adopted the following regu. lations to be observed in case hostilities should take place between their respective nations : "Art. I. Ambulances and military hospitals shall be regarded as neutral, and as such protected and respected by the belligerents as long as they con , tain any sick or wounded. " Art. 11. The whole sanitary staff, including doctors, surgeons, apothecaries, attendants, Btc., are to be regarded as neutrals. " Art. 111. The abovenamed persons shall be allowed, even after the enomy is in possession, to fulfil their duties in the ambulance or hospital where they may happen to be as long us their services are necessary, and will then be allowed to leave withou the slightest hindrance or molestation. " Art. IV. However, such persons will only be allowed to take away with them what is strictly their own private property. All the materiel belonging to the ambulance or hospital comes under the rules of war. " Art. V. Inhabitants of the country who may have rendered service in conveying the wounded or bringing them help (secours) upon the battle-field shall be equally respected and left unmolested. f‘ Art. IV. Soldiers (militaires) severely wounded, whether already received in the: ambulances or hospitals or taken from the battle field, shall not only be taken care of, no matter to what nation they belong, but shall not be made prisoners. They shall be allowed to return to their homes, but on the condition that they shall not bear arms pending the duration of the campaign. "Art. VII. The soldiers mentioned in the above article shall receive a free pass, and, if necessary, means for their journey when well enough to leave their place of treatment. " Art. VIII. The articles required for the sick and persons attached to the ambulance or hospital shall be provided by the army in possession, the cost of which articles shall be repaid by due voucher at a later period. "Art. IX. A distinct uniform and badge shall be worn by all officers and men connected with the sanitary department in all armies. Every country si'all also adopt the same fl dg to be hoisted over military amulances or hospitals. A red cross on a white ground is proposed. "Art. X. Any person wearing the badge for other purposes, as for spying, shall be treated with all the rigours of military law. "Art. XI. Stipulations, analogous to the above, , relative to maritime warfare, may form the object of an ulterior convention between the Powers interested." SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 18.—Wind this day at noon—N.W.; light breeze and fine. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thureday Morning. Arrived, August 17—Protector, from Dram—Lagartha, Cathinka, and Normand, from Archangel—Enigheden, from Krageroe—Christian, from Uleaborg—Europa, from Cronatadt—Anne Margaretha, from St. Petersburg—Maria Sophia, from Pitea—George Ramsey, from Riga—Salvador, from Gothenburg—Valore, from Sundswall. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Lady Jocelyn (screw steamer), for Calcutta—Jan Fernando, for Liverpool—Sterias, for Lisbon—Ardbec, for Auckland—all from London—England's Beauty, from the north for the west. The biddings for 1300,000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro portions allotted were to Calcutta, £179,500 ;.to Eombay, £120,000; and to Madras, £5OO. The miLinaum price was as before—ls. 110. per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 11td. per rupee on Born;lay. The applicatio ns within the limi ts amounted to £ 2 , 280 , 000 . Tenders on Calcutta an d tendered. Madras at 23. will re ceive about 51 per cent., e n ttoemb highestay at 2 p g r , nct u red l . On the la s t occasion. per cent. Th ese were . d ; ' the applications within the limits were £2,380,000, showing a reduction of £lOO,OOO. THE E X PLOSION ON THE NORTH LONDON R A —Davis, the Atoker, who was so fright.. mutilated and scalded by the explosion, we regret to s Tuesday night between 9 and 10 at the Univer sity: i l ed o f Hospital, and an inquest will be held on the body this day. Yesterday, after incessant toil throughout the night, a large body of engineers and fitters from the locomotive works of the North London Company at Bow, aided by others from those of the London and North- Western, at Camden, under direction of Mr Adams, locomotive super intendent, succeeded by means of screw jacks and other powerful tackle in raising the engine from the position where it fell on to a trolley, and at 8 o'clock itwas conveyed away, drawn by some dorm horses, to the Camden station, to be placed on the line and towed to the locomotive station. at Bow, where it will remain for the in,pection of the jury empannelled on the body of the fireman Davis. The traffio of the line is being carried on as usual. A BLIND PRINTER.—The editor of the Green , . castle Banner says he found a curi osit y in a print.. ing-oface a , Gos with the establishment is a blind man, and sets up types port. One of th e g entlemen connected remarkably well. He is the first blind printer he ever came across. He stated to him that his average day's work was 5,000 ems, and that on sevsral occasions he set from 7,000 to 9,000. His letter is distributed for him, and his c h o o p y e l r u e a r d e t b a y in his r o partner,from four t h o i s s i i m e l i T i o e r s y ; b y e so perfect that he cries the last word " set," when another sentence is when this is finished, read, and thus continues on during the day. v